ineradicable

adjective

Definition of ineradicablenext
as in indelible

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Recent Examples of ineradicable Here is Strout at her most emotionally precise, capturing a universal human longing in a single ineradicable image. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 Overall, the small gap in pre-puberty performance doesn’t seem like strong evidence of ineradicable differences between males and females. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025 In his version of our political life, our deepest and most ineradicable habits of mind push some of us to indulge in radical fantasies about the rest of us. — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 They are not obsessed with corruption, seeing it as an ineradicable part of politics. — Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for ineradicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineradicable
  1. indelible
  2. ineffaceable
  3. indissoluble
  4. permanent
  5. immortal
  6. undying
  7. deathless
  8. perpetual
Adjective
  • The ones who were old enough to experience that title wanted a chance to thank Ditka for helping create an indelible moment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of indelible
Adjective
  • The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Definition of ineffaceable
Adjective
  • The love trial ended in mutual frustration, but their bond was indissoluble.
    — Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But Céline’s reputation is indissoluble from his strange political fate.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022
Definition of indissoluble
Adjective
  • While this is online only for now, Harper sees brick and mortar in its future, whether that’s in the form of a pop up or a more permanent presence in a couple of key cities.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • François Pinault will install a permanent exhibition of 106 works from his collection at Palazzo Grassi, one of his two museums in Venice.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of permanent
Adjective
  • After a series of trials that kept them apart, Psyche proved her devotion to the gods, was rescued by her divine husband, and became immortal herself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • My absolute favorite long-burn joke is that Kenneth is immortal.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of immortal
Adjective
  • While the 1992 film that inspired the show went up in smoke, the TV series cast an undying spell — sparking one of pop culture’s fiercest, most devoted cult followings.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • With Carrie’s mom no longer the same abusive, tyrannical figure of King’s book, Sloyan focused on the undying love of a mother for a daughter.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of undying
Adjective
  • Instead of clarity and stability, the future of Russian politics will reflect the consequences of the seemingly deathless regime that Putin has built.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of deathless
Adjective
  • Chatten’s narrators are stuck in a perpetual apartness—desperate for safety and connection, but repeatedly failing to find it.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Whether investors’ perpetual jitters about AI infra spending are warranted is a matter of perspective.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of perpetual

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“Ineradicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineradicable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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